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Staycations suck: So do the right thing and get out of your house

March 10, 2010
Staycations suck: So do the right thing and get out of your house

If you're off from work, you should be off from home as well. Get out of the house and hit the highway, byway or any other way you can think of -- staycations are for suckers.
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What would you pack to go to sex rehab? Elin examines Tiger’s list

February 21, 2010
What would you pack to go to sex rehab? Elin examines Tiger’s list

It's been a tough week for Tiger -- and now, he's lost his packing list, which HTG recovered at an undisclosed location in Florida.
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Poke you: A sticking issue when traveling with drugs and needles

February 20, 2010
Poke you: A sticking issue when traveling with drugs and needles

The LA Time Travel blog recently wrote about traveling with needles. Basically, heroine addicts and speed shooters may want to think twice before packing up a bunch of needles in their carry on bags (checked luggage is still game though).  The reason: TSA agents tend to become pricks when they come across a few...
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Packing for the long haul

February 12, 2010
Packing for the long haul

What would you take with you if you had to go from DC to the South Pole?
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Plan now: The year is ticking away, don’t let your vacation days too

February 9, 2010
Plan now: The year is ticking away, don’t let your vacation days too

It’s already a week into February and I still don’t have my vacations planned. If I don’t get off my butt, I’ll fall into the same trap I landed in last year. I managed to give back to “The Man” five unused vacation days. It’s bad enough that I don’t get six or eight...
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When snow becomes your canvas

February 7, 2010
When snow becomes your canvas

Shooting the best pictures in blizzard like conditions can be a little more difficult than most people suspect. Sure, those trees covered in snow on an empty street look beautiful, but when you get home, all of the pictures look like mush. How do you stop that?
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Black is the new white, and white socks should never be worn

January 23, 2010
Black is the new white, and white socks should never be worn

A couple pair of black socks will carry you for miles on your journey. It's not simply a fashionable statement but a way to hide the fact you have a blue passport with an eagle on it and you think speaking a foreign language by speaking louder.
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8 sure-fire ways to get noticed by security faster than 4 oz. of water

January 12, 2010
8 sure-fire ways to get noticed by security faster than 4 oz. of water

Things are getting tough out there -- so here are some completely impractical tips that may not really help you, but certainly get you noticed.
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Wanderlust 2010

January 9, 2010
Wanderlust 2010

 Those of you with wanderlust, yes you know who you are, are already planning their travels for 2010. I am one of them. I’m working on planning my whole year, now.  While domestic flights are cheap, today, discounted International fares are nowhere tobe found.  Nonetheless, I “am” doing my homework now. Greece and Turkey have been...
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Take better holiday pictures today

November 26, 2009
Take better holiday pictures today

It doesn't take much to go from taking pictures to taking better pictures and during the holidays, there are even more reasons to snap a few extra memories. So go ahead, charge up your digital camera and get to work.
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